Past simple and past continuous

Do you know how to make suggestions in English? Learn how to use 'let's', 'might I suggest', 'got to' and the past continuous to make suggestions sound more polite. Listen to Neil and Becca make suggestions for a new programme, and Phil, Pippa and grammar guru Georgie walk you th ... Show More

Learn about adjective order and adjective phrases. An old, black guitar or a black, old guitar? Believe it or not, one sounds much more natural. We have some general rules about adjective order in a sentence. Learn about it with grammar guru Georgie and presenters Phil and Pippa. ... Show More

What's more stressful? Learning to drive or learning a new language? Listen to Pippa and Phil talking about stressful things and grammar guru Georgie explaining how to make comparative and superlative sentences. TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET: Find a full transcript for this episode an ... Show More

We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way. 

Today we will learn a few additional shortcuts to talk about the past in Spanish by using verbs in present tense and words that talk about time. 

One of the most popular films of 1997 was by far “ Titanic.” It won 11 Academy Awards! If you saw the film, or even just previews of it, you know the plot. There’s a love story between Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) that develops while aboard a huge ship called ... Show More

Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said. 

Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story. 

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Learn the past tense form of the modal verbs "müssen" and "können". Expand your vocabulary with the Audio Tutor. Here you can learn new words and improve your pronunciation. 

A man talks about what he did yesterday and today. Notice how different forms of the past tense are used throughout the story.